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【Tourist guide to Jinaimachi town, Tondabayashi, a historic district and
heritage site of Japan - Hayashi-cho street】

old illustrated village map in 1753

old illustrated village map in 1778

Town Planning - street arrangements

The town was developed in all directions around Koushouji Betsuin Buddhist Temple or Tondabayashi Gobo, laying out the grid-shaped town plan with seven
streets called suji and eight avenues called cho. Suji runs north to south
and Cho runs east to west.

The seven streets of suji are, in order from east to west, Higashi-suji,
Kamegasaka-suji, Jyounomon-suji, Tomi-suji, Ichiba-suji and Nishi-suji. The remaining suji was a little
narrower in width than the others and its trace and name was disappeared.

The streets in the town area are laid out in a grid running north-south
and east-west, and the original town planning has been left at present.
For the security reason, the two streets crossing at right angles were
slightly deviated on purpose, then the structure made it difficult for
foreign enemy who invaded the town to foresee straight a distant place.
The structure was often seen in castle towns at that time.

Ms. Tsuyuko Isonokami, a woman poet in the Meiji era was born in the Sugiyama
family.

the stone post warns "No holding a burning match cord and and no holding
a burning cigarette in the town” located at the entrance of town along
the Higashi Koya highway（west Higashi-cho）

There exists the fire prevention stone stand which served as a signpost
along the Higashi-Kouya highway at the south end of the town.

“No holding a burning match cord and and no holding a burning cigarette
in the town” is written and attention to fire prevention is paid. It was
built in 1751. Because thatched private houses were crowded in the special
area at the time, residents paid a deep notice to a fire, and they placed
wells here and there along the streets in order that people could draw
water from wells and discharge water for firefighting freely and conveniently.

stone wall of the former house of Mr. Choe-mon Nakamura, a leading representative
of Jinaimachi town among business & commerce industry in the end of
Edo period,which was later used for local municipality office in the Meiji
period.（west Hayashi-cho street）

The important preservation district for historic buildings in group of
the country

The Jinaimachi historic district, which is a part of Tondabayashi-cho,
Tondabayashi city in term of administrative area, has been selected by
the country as one of important preservation districts for
historic buildings in group since 1997. It has been solely designated in
Osaka prefecture.

Among approximately 500 buildings in the Jinaimachi town, 181 buidlings
which were built from Edo period to early Showa period has been identified
as traditional buildings. Advanced approval and authorization by the Cultural
Properties Protection Division of Board of Education, Tondabayashi Municipality
office has to be obtained when any changes of appearance of the status
quo including renovation, repair, remodeling, color, new construction and
demolish are planned within the preservation district. Through landscaping
works for preservation and restoration, historic district has kept the
old days' appearence of white wall, board fences, and lattice of quiet
rustic buildings where people are even now living as a place of life.

A signboard on which the history and origin is written
has been installed on the wall of the main historic buildings of old
merchants and a signpost or a guide sign which serves as
a road surface ligfht on the street of the stone pavement are well
developed and maintained. The executions of work have been given in
order that the electric meters and electric light poles may
not be outstanding as much as possible.

In addition, the appearance of building newly planned
and built is supposed to be harmonized with

neighboring townscape in consideration for traditional scenery in the
Jinaimachi historic district.

Information

LocationJinaimachi town, Tondabayashi city, a national historic preservation district
and heritage site of Japan, which is located in the south-eastern part
of Osaka prefecture, the western part of Japan.

Directions to Jinaimachi town, Tondabayashi

It is a 10-minute walk from the Tondabayashi Staion or the Tondabayashi
Nishiguchi Station of Kintetsu Nagano line.

From Kansai International Airport Airport Limousine Bus service available bound for Kawachi Nagano Station.
(60 minutes) Please take Kintetsu railways from Kawachi Nagano to Tondabayashi.(15
minutes)

From JR Shinkasen Shin-Osaka station or
Osaka (Umeda) station
Please take Subway Midousuji line from Shin-Osaka station or Osaka (Umeda)
station to Tennoji Station. (20~30 minutes) Please change trains at Tennoji
and take Kintetsu railways from Abenobashi terminal to Tondabayashi. (30
minutes)

The site-seeing map available in English

Please stop by to the Tourist Information Cetnter or Jinaimachi Visitor
Center.

Road width is very narrow in Jinaimachi town. If traveling by car, please
use Tondabayashi Municipal east parking newly opened in February 2014 (Toll
parking).

You can park the minibus for groups and passenger cars for general use.
Only one parking lot available for minibus, you must book it in advance
with Tondabayashi City Hall. A 15-minute walk to the Jinaimachi Visitor
Center and 5 minute walk up to the former Sugiyama family house, an important
national cultural property.

You will note that you will contact Tondabayashi Municipality Office for
a parking lot of large tourist bus for groups. Thank you in advance for
your kind cooperation.